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2. People with ________________ have feelings of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly
with no warning.
a) Adjustment disorder
b) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
c) Panic disorder
d) Post-traumatic stress disorder
5. People with _________________ consume large amounts of food and then rid their bodies of
the excess calories by vomiting, abusing laxatives or diuretics, taking enemas, or exercising
obsessively.
a) Panic disorder
b) Obsession
c) Bulimia nervosa
d) Binge eating
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b) Major Depressive Disorder
c) Bipolar Disorder
d) Dementia
11. Statement one: An adjustment disorder can occur at any time during a person’s life and there
is a significant difference in the frequency of this disorder between males and females.
Statement two: An adjustment disorder is diagnosed by a mental professional through a
complex clinical interview.
a) True, True
b) True, False
c) False, False
d) False, True
12. Statement one: People with panic disorder have feelings of terror that strike suddenly and
repeatedly with no warning.
Statement two: When a panic attack strikes, least likely one’s heart pounds and he may feel
sweaty, weak, faint, or dizzy.
a) True, True
b) True, False
c) False, False
d) False, True
13. It is a chronic and exaggerated worry and tension, even though nothing seems to provoke it.
a) Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
b) Obsessions
c) Compulsions
d) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
14. A person who suffers from this disorder is typically characterized by their refusal to maintain a
body weight which is consistent with their build, age and height.
a) Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
b) Asperger’s Disorder
c) Conduct Disorder
d) Anorexia Nervosa
15. Statement one: The anxiety, worry, or physical symptoms of people who suffer from PTSD
cause clinically insignificant distress of impairment in social, occupational, or other important
areas of functioning.
Statement two: The anxiety, worry, or physical symptoms of people who suffer from
Generalized Anxiety Disorder cause clinically insignificant distress of impairment in social,
occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
a) True, True
b) True, False
c) False, False
d) False, True
16. Statement one: A person who suffers from a major depressive order must either have a
depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities consistently for at least a 2
week period.
Statement two: Social, occupational, educational or other important functioning must also be
negatively impaired by the change in mood
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a) True, True
b) True, False
c) False, False
d) False, True
18. A type of schizophrenia where a person feels extremely suspicious, persecuted, grandiose, of
experiences a combination of these emotions.
a) Paranoid schizophrenia
b) Disorganized schizophrenia
c) Catatonic schizophrenia
d) Residual schizophrenia
19. This disorder is characterized by the presence of non-bizarre delusions which have persisted
for at least one month.
a) Major Depressive Disorder
b) Dysthymic Disorder
c) Cyclothymic Disorder
d) Delusional Disorder
20. Statement one: Schizophrenia is characterized by the presence of non-bizarre delusions which
have persisted for at least one month.
Statement two: Non-bizarre delusions typically are beliefs of something occurring in a person’s
life which is not out of the realm of possibility.
a) True, True
b) True, False
c) False, False
d) False, True
21. The type of schizophrenia where a person is often incoherent but may not have delusions.
a) Paranoid schizophrenia
b) Disorganized schizophrenia
c) Catatonic schizophrenia
d) Residual schizophrenia
22. The type of schizophrenia where a person is no longer delusion or hallucinating, but has no
motivation or interest in life. This can be most devastating.
a) Paranoid schizophrenia
b) Disorganized schizophrenia
c) Catatonic schizophrenia
d) Residual schizophrenia
23. Brief Psychotic Disorder is characterized by the presence of one or more of the following
symptoms, except:
a) Delusions
b) Hallucinations
c) All of the above
d) None of the foregoing
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24. The type of schizophrenia where a person is withdrawn, mute, negative and often assumes
very unusual postures.
a) Paranoid schizophrenia
b) Disorganized schizophrenia
c) Catatonic schizophrenia
d) Residual schizophrenia
25. Statement one: The term insanity, sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for mental illness
or irrationality, is used technically as a legal term.
Statement two: Mental illnesses have been linked to both biological and psychosocial causes.
a) True, True
b) True, False
c) False, False
d) False, True
26. Statement one: The individual who suffers from anorexia nervosa usually experiences an
intense and overwhelming fear of gaining weight or becoming fat.
Statement two: The individual suffering from anorexia nervosa believes that their weight,
shape and size is directly related to how good they feel about themselves and their worth as a
human being.
a) True, True
b) True, False
c) False, False
d) False, True
27. It is the recurrent pulling out of one’s hair resulting in noticeable hair loss. It refers to
someone’s pleasure, gratification or relief when pulling out the hair.
a) Delirium
b) Dementia
c) Trichotillomania
d) Tourette’s syndrome
28. These are delusions that one person has some physical defect or general medical condition
a) Erotomanic type
b) Grandiose type
c) Somatic type
d) Jealous type
29. These are delusions of inflated worth, power, knowledge, identity or special relationship to a
deity or famous person.
a) Erotomanic type
b) Grandiose type
c) Somatic type
d) Jealous type
30. These are delusions that the individual’s sexual partner is unfaithful.
a) Erotomanic type
b) Grandiose type
c) Somatic type
d) Jealous type